House Bill 1657

(As Passed the House)

AN ACT TO RESTORE THE RIGHT OF SUFFRAGE TO WILLIAM J.
MCCARTY, JR., OF HINDS COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:

SECTION
1. The right of suffrage is hereby
fully and completely restored to William J. McCarty, Jr., of Hinds County,
Mississippi, who was disqualified as an elector as a result of his conviction
of embezzlement in Rankin County, Mississippi, in 2000, and who has completed
the penalty and any conditions imposed upon him for such conviction. The Legislature has been reliably informed
that he is now conducting himself as a law-abiding and honorable citizen in a
good and lawful manner.

SECTION
2. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage.